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Teaching Pronunciation: Reducing accent in English
No full textThis video examines some of the characteristic phonetic differences between Japanese and English and points out major difficulties in pronunciation for Japanese learners of English.
English education in Japan focused on mainly reading and writing English for a long time, and little attention has been given to pronunciation teaching and to the development of effective strategies to address the problem (Saito, 2007). Therefore, Japanese learners of English tend to have difficulty in learning English pronunciation. In addition to that, English classes cannot always have native speakers of English as teachers and Japanese English teachers often lack self-confidence in English pronunciation (Saito, 2007). However, accuracy in English pronunciation is important to avoid miscommunication and negative social consequences.
This video focuses on the areas of vowels and a few consonant problems and how the pronunciation errors will occur for Japanese learners and introduce effective teaching strategies for Japanese learners and instructors
Confronting the Shadow: Psychoanalytic Accounts of Adolf Hitler and the Belief in Pure Evil
Get PDFIn the first section of this thesis, these early psychoanalytic accounts of Hitler’s development will be considered in depth. Specifically, I will elaborate more fully on the case studies of Hitler prepared by Langer and Murray, as well as Erik Erikson’s analysis of German fascism. In the second section, I will proceed to discuss “Pure Evil” as an alternative explanation for human misbehavior, including the malevolence of Hitler. I will then describe an original study that considers the role played by a Belief in Pure Evil (BPE) in college students\u27 response to (a) a proposed miniseries that presumably humanizes Hitler, and (b) various psychological accounts of Hitler’s development. Paradoxically, appeals to Evil as an explanatory construct may obscure awareness of the very conditions that allow Evil to flourish
The Proto-Terran Records
Get PDFFor a Wilson Scholars Project this semester, I took a look at the genre of podcast by creating my own podcast: The Proto-Terran Records – a sci-fi podcast following a scientist’s log reports about a series of humanoid specimens called proto-terrans. Beyond the quirks and eccentricities, the series is a format for looking at early literature such as The Tempest and Gulliver’s Travels, through a sci-fi lens (what some call “proto-science fiction”) while also giving a practical example of the literary theories being discussed by mirroring the concepts within the world of the podcast. This sci-fi podcast is a casual, fun format that communicates theories and ideas that may be new to the audience – analyzing early literature as a precursor to science fiction. The project culminated in the creation of website, hosting all of the podcasts that I will be sharing on social media
Piper Alexander/Grace Hansen Interview
No full textInterview with Grace Hansen, University of Maine at Farmington 2020 graduate
A Summer 2020 Update: Maine Politics in a Time of COVID-19 and Uncertainty1
No full textThis was supposed to be a happy birthday year in Maine. The Pine Tree State was due for one of those big, round number birthdays that everyone likes to celebrate, as it turned 200. There was a special flag created, a new USPS stamp commemorating Maine’s bicentennial, and lots of celebratory events. But nobody had counted on what has dominated 2020 throughout the US: the COVID-19 pandemic. And just like many birthday parties, games, concerts and graduations, COVID-19, and the need for physical distancing it produced, led to the cancellation or postponement of most Bicentennial events (see, for example, Carrigan and Stockford 2020). Not only that, but reactions to COVID-19 became the biggest theme in Maine politics in the first half of 2020
“Poetry, Light, and Intimacy” - an Exploration of Internal Struggle through Ekphrastic Poetry
Get PDFA collection of 10 poems influenced on an art installation by Yayoi Kusama, as it explores a human’s longing for understanding emotions and circumstance
Rejuvenation: University of Maine at Farmington Honors Journal Spring 2020
Get PDFFor the second time we have come together as an honors program and de- cided to showcase students’ work. Our honors students drive and motivation here at Farmington goes beyond expectation. Time and time again students push limits and comfort zones to come up with amazing ideas, thoughts, and advice to their fellow students and themselves. In their works it is clear the power writing and art has in their expression. It is our special privilege to be able to showcase the bold, authetic works each of our contributors brought here for publication.
The University of Maine at Farmington Honors Journal has become a safe space for Honors students to simply do what they do best; to create. To imagine. In our second year publishing this journal we still have many obstacles to face, but we have learned from our six contributors, that there is perseverance, and strength in moving forward. In the dark times that this year has cast over us, may this Journal be a light for rejuvenation.
—The Editors, BrookLyn Miller and Makena Paul
2020 UMF Constitution Day event
No full textOn Wednesday, October 7, 2020, University of Maine-Farmington Political Science Professor James P. Melcher presented his 14th Annual UMF Supreme Court Preview and Review in Lincoln Auditorium on the University of Maine-Farmington campus. He was introduced by UMF senior Mariah Langton. Professor Melcher discussed the career of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and also her potential replacement, Amy Coney Barrett. Some of the many cases Jim discussed include Chiafolo v. Washington; Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue; the Title VII Trilogy Cases involving the 1964 Civil Rights Act; June Medical Services v. Russo; and Jones v. MIssissippi
Analysis on Mending Wall: Part 2, thoughts about Mending Wall
No full textA discussion on Robert Frost\u27s Mending Wall , I talk a lot about the meaning of the poem, as well as how this meaning still applies to people today.I also spend some time talking about Robert Frost himself as poet, and a little bit of his life. There are two parts: 1. the reading and analysis and 2. Thoughts about Mending Wall
Local cultural beliefs and practices promote conservation of large old trees in an ethnic minority region in southwestern China
No full textLarge old trees are keystone ecological entities and cultural heritages that provide vital services to humans in settlements. We investigated the abundance, species diversity, distribution patterns, and environmental and anthropogenic determinants of large old trees in Wuchuan Gelao and Miao (minority ethnic groups) Autonomous County in southwest China. We examined the role of large old trees in the local culture systems and their management and protection practices through in-depth sociological interviews of local villagers. The 5105 large old trees from 80 species originated either from natural forests (28.1 %) or cultivation (71.9 %). Species distribution differed by elevation and topography units. Cultivated trees (e.g. Cupressus funebris and Phoebe zhennan) were mainly distributed at low-elevation valleys and slopes. Wild trees (e.g. Ginkgo biloba and Liquidambar formosana) mainly distributed in valleys at medium elevation. Most large old trees dwelt in artificial habitats such as house-side (25.0 %), farmland (10.4 %), graveyard (9.9 %) and roadside (8.5 %). Villages located at medium elevation, close to city and with medium human population proportion had higher tree density. Elevation and distance to city had positive effect whereas population density negative effect on wild tree proportion. Villages at medium elevation had higher species diversity, whereas distance to city and farmland-area proportion had negative effect. Local people protected large old trees mainly for cultural reasons. Cultural large old trees accounted for 71.9 % of the trees, of which 65.5 % were fengshui tree and 6.4 % sacred tree. Proportion of culturally protected large old trees was positively correlated with population density, but negatively with Han population. Protection of sacred trees depended on traditional taboos, and of fengshui trees on local customary laws and family regulations. These effective traditional beliefs and practices contributed to persistence of large old trees in artificial habitats around villages despite a long period marked by rapid cultural, political, and economic changes. Wuchuan can serve as exemplary of protecting large old trees based on local culture and regulation at the community and family levels. The findings informed that large old trees need dedicated protection measures that stress their main values and threats. In addition, local customary laws, traditional culture and ecological compensation should be integrated into conservation policies and practices